Asteroid (29660) Jessmacalpine

Jessie Leanne Preston MacAlpine (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Huron Park Secondary School, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 88760
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Asteroid (29982) Sarahwu

Junyi (Sarah) Wu (b.1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Assumption College School, Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 88406

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Asteroid (28924) Jennanncsele

Jennifer Ann Csele (b.1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy project. She attends the Notre Dame College School, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 87995
 
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Asteroid (29659) Zeyuliu

Zeyu Liu (b.1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. He attends the Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 87997
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Maple Sugar Moon—The Mi'qmaw Year

Today is March 1, St. David’s Day (patron saint of Wales).

It is also New Moon, and the start of a new lunation for the lunar observers out there. The crescent Moon won’t be placed well in the sky until at least Sunday night, and we may have to wait for the weather to clear before we actually observe the young Moon in Nova Scotia.

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Decimals and Decimalisation

Decimals and Decimalisation

A STUDY AND SKETCH
BY
Arthur Harvey
Actuary, F.R.S.C., Etc.
Toronto, Canada

Review #1 is from The Daily Free Press, London, Ontario for Saturday, February 16, 1901.

Review #2 is from The Gazette, Montreal for January 26, 1901.

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Asteroid (378204) Bettyhesser

Betty Hinsdale Hesser (b.1938), passionately curious about, and gifted in languages, music and science, generously shares in an easily accessible manner her extensive knowledge, particularly about astronomy and reptiles, with people of all ages to address common misunderstandings and stimulate broader comprehension of nature.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 86718

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Asteroid (358376) Gwyn

Stephen Gwyn (b. 1968) is an astronomer working for the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. In 2009, he created the Solar System Object Image Search tool, which allows astronomers to find images of moving objects.

Orbit type: Main Belt

MPC 86717

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Asteroid (15364) Kenglover

Ken Glover (b. 1964) is a Canadian space historian. He is the co-editor of the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. He has served as an on-set consultant for the IMAX film “Magnificent Desolation” and as a caption writer for the Taschen book, “Moonfire”.

 

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

 

Reference: MPC 86714

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Asteroid (15359) Dressler

Burkhard Dressler (b. 1939) is a Canadian geologist who has made significant contributions to the field of impact cratering with meticulous field observations at Sudbury, Slate Islands, Manicouagan and Ries. He documented the core samples from the Chicxulub impact crater that led to confirming the KT age of this feature.

 

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

 

Reference: MPC 86714

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